Early voting has begun and the official primary election in Harford County is Tuesday, April 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and there's a lot of talk about politics this season because it's a presidential election year.
Those who vote in the Democratic and...

A 21-year-old Parkville man received a 25-year sentence for the July 18, 2010 shooting death of Derrick Maxey Jr. in the parking lot of the American Legion Post on Bond Street in Bel Air.
Rakim Raid Muhammad pleaded guilty to second degree murder and use...

Gov. Martin O'Malley filled 10 of the open judicial seats in Maryland Thursday, selecting Robert N. McDonald, the chief counsel for opinions and advice in the attorney general's office, for the state's highest court.
McDonald, a former federal prosecutor...

The names of three assistant state's attorneys for Harford County are among four lawyers and a district court judge who have been recommended to Gov. Martin O'Malley for appointment to the vacancy on the Harford County Circuit.
But the county's chief...

Where do you begin with Michael Moorcock? His career and background range as far and wide as his characters do across the multiverse. Novelist, short story writer, editor (of New Worlds and other publications), journalist, musician -- and, in the case of this column, a very gracious interviewee. His detailed answers below, like those found on his website, Moorcock's Miscellany, seem designed to help enthusiasts and scholars alike to a better understanding of his multiverse.
Moorcock's works -- which...

I have long suspected that the two best things in life are travel and good books. Sometimes you get both in one package: a good book about travel.
I'm happy to report that I just found a classic, "The Towers of Trebizond," by Rose Macaulay, an upper-crust English writer descended from a long line of Anglican clergymen. Witty and satirical -- in the tradition of Oscar Wilde -- the book made a bit of a splash when it was published in 1956, with its unforgettable first line: " 'Take my camel, dear,' said my...